2013-2014 Turkey Hunting Seasons

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission shows that Phillips County is split into 4 zones for turkey hunting. We have portions of zones 4, 5B, 10, and 17. Here are the seasons for those zones.

Turkey
Zones: 1; 2; 3; 4B; 5; 5B; 6; 7; 7A; 8; 9; 10; 17
Opens: 4/19/2014
Closes: 5/4/2014
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: The statewide bag limit is two adult gobblers or bearded hens, no jakes. Zone bag limit: Two adult gobblers or bearded hens, no jakes. Hunters 6 to 15 years old may harvest one jake as part of their two-bird limit during the season (including the youth hunt). No more than one turkey may be taken per day.

Turkey
Zones: 4; 4A; 5A; 9A
Opens: 4/19/2014
Closes: 4/27/2014
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: The statewide bag limit is two adult gobblers or bearded hens, no jakes. Zone bag limit: One bearded turkey, no jakes. Hunters who kill a turkey in one of these zones must travel to any other zone (including other one-bird-limit zones) to harvest a second turkey. Hunters 6 to 15 years old may harvest one jake as part of their two-bird limit during the season (including the youth hunt). No more than one turkey may be taken per day.

2013-2014 April Turkey Youth Hunt Hunting Season

Turkey
Zones: 1; 2; 3; 4; 4A; 4B; 5; 5A; 5B; 6; 7; 7A; 8; 9; 9A; 10; 17
Opens: 4/12/2014
Closes: 4/13/2014
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: The statewide bag limit is two adult gobblers or bearded hens. Hunters must follow the zone bag limits of the zones in which they hunt. Hunters who are 6 to 15 years old may harvest one jake as part of their two-bird limit during the season (including the youth hunt). No more than one turkey may be taken per day.
More: Only hunters 6 to 15 years old may hunt turkeys during the special youth turkey hunt. Youths who have completed hunter education must be accompanied by an adult mentor who is 18 or older. Youths who have not completed hunter education must be under the direct supervision of an adult mentor who is 21 or older.